Origins of the Samwell surname

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    In 1921, most Samwells lived in london

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    100 Samwell Travel & migration records
    1,300 Samwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Samwell

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    What are the most common Samwell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Samwells

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Samwells in 1921

    Charwoman

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Widow

    4

    Cook

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Samwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Gentleman

    8

    Gent

    7

    Brewer

    6

    Bootmaker

    5

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